No One Got Down At Ludhiana
byA poet narrates the travails of travelling in an Indian train through verse.
Art & Poetry
A Dream Of Utopia
byLiberty. Equality. Fraternity. Enlightenment is the ultimate utopia sold to us.
The Mango Thieves
byBen Noah Suri narrates a beautiful story about how neighbours steal mangoes through verse. Do read it.
My Father’s Jacket
byCan you identify a man, dead 25 years ago, through the smell from his jacket?
Wall
byIf a wall were to narrate its own autobiography in verse, what would it say?
Goddess
byA woman turns into a Goddess when someone whispers she has powers in which one must believe.
Graffiti Of Wailing
bySil’s verse narrates the state of a nation entangled in a web of wailing.
Shakuntala pines for Dushyanta
byWith a broken heart, Shakuntala pines for her lover, seeking redemption.
Vacuum
byWhat is a poem? Is it a thought experiment? Or, is it imagination captured through language?
Redemption
byLove. Longing. Heartbreak. These intimate, complex emotions shape the reality through which we view the world.
Her Last Sky
byA scholar pens an abstract, soulful & poignant verse that points to her last sky.
Kuyili, Suicide Bomber
byHere’s a poem about the first known suicide bomber in the world, a Tamil woman named Kuyili.
The Kohl Eyed Lady From The Midlands
byFor centuries, ideas of love & death have been narrated through poetry and literature, conveying intimacy & pain.
The Flute Seller
byA Commonwealth Prize winning author writes a story narrating how a flute seller influences the course of his life.
Great Sadness
byA poet writes about ideas of loneliness, death and mourning through verse.